Part Of Bridge Collapses At Mumbai’s Andheri Station, Trains Hit

Mumbai :

A section of a bridge caved in at Andheri station in Mumbai this morning following incessant rain, hitting train traffic. The Gokhale bridge connects Andheri East and Andheri West stations and is used by thousands of commuters each day. A part of it crashed around 7.30 am, also ripping off overhead wires which were left on the tracks.

Traffic at the bridge has been stopped and trains on the western line have been affected.

Officials said the debris has to be removed and the wires fixed before trains could resume.